Lighting Modifiers

Testing lighting modifiers for portrait lighting. Each of these was shot with essentially the same setup changing only the lighting modifier used on my 580EX flash. All shots include a 430EX flash above to camera right as a hair light and a gray muslin background.

Direct Flash.
Very hard light but good control. The background stayed fairly dark, but the shadows are harsh enough to require very light careful placement to get a pleasing look. This shot would not be an example of good light placement (that will be the subject of another set of tests...)